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Colorado, Lee Fire and Western Slope

The Denver Post · 13h

Colorado wildfires: Fires in western state consume 142,000 acres

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 142,000 acres, or 222 square miles, on the Western Slope in recent days.

Wyoming Tribune Eagle · 7d

Colorado wildfires: Western Slope fires scorch more than 31,000 acres

Four fires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have spread to more than 31,000 acres and forced ongoing evacuations, fire officials said Wednesday.

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

Colorado prison evacuated as Lee Fire explodes to over 113,000 acres

A prison in Colorado has been evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in the state's history, called the Lee Fire, continues to blaze. Wildfires like the Lee Fire in Colorado are especially dangerous because they burn through dry forests and brush made more flammable by climate change.

KREX Grand Junction on MSN12h

Western Colorado under fire weather watches as temps near 100 degrees

With any luck today, smoke should begin dissipating from the valley area as temperatures climb to nearly 100 degrees.

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When Colorado wildfires threatened this Western Slope town, neighbors showed up for each other

When a 60,000-acre wildfire is breathing down the neck of a small northwestern Colorado town, the locals don’t freeze. The ...

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CSFD Wildland Teams combat wildfires on Western Slope

As of Tuesday, Aug. 12, the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) has several members of the Wildland Team deployed to ...

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There are 5 active wildfires on Colorado's western slope. Here are the latest updates

Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including the fast-growing Turner Gulch Fire. See the latest map of the ...

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Colorado residents "nervous" as wildfire comes close to town of Meeker on the Western Slope

A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...

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Wildfires on Colorado's western slope prompt fire restrictions in the Denver metro area

As large wildfires rage across Colorado’s Western Slope, several counties in the Denver metro area are tightening fire rules.

KMGH Denver, CO on MSN22h

Denver7 tours Lee Fire burn area along Colorado's Western Slope

Denver7 crews on Tuesday got a first look at the Lee Fire burn scar. At 17, I Gave My Baby Up. I Never Expected The 2-Word ...

Western Slope wildfires already add up to Colorado's worst fire year since 2020

With the latest growth, the estimated area burned in Colorado by 11 major wildfires in 2025 now stands at 64,196 acres, ...

Steamboat Pilot & Today5d

Drought worsens in Colorado as hot, dry, windy weather fuels wildfire behavior — and risk — on Western Slope

Drought conditions are getting worse on Colorado’s Western Slope, increasing the risk of wildfires, even as several large ...

Several wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope, including blaze that destroyed 2 homes, grew 4,000 acres in 2 days

A wildfire that sparked on Colorado’s Western Slope this weekend grew by thousands of acres, destroying two homes. Weather ...

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